performatif
French, adjective\pɛʁ.fɔʁ.ma.tif\
performatif is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written French, the 93,632nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Performatif is a French adjective meaning “performative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui accomplit un acte, en parlant d’un énoncé (par opposition à constatif)”.
What does performatif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
performative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui accomplit un acte, en parlant d’un énoncé (par opposition à constatif). 2. Qui voudrait, par un énoncé ronflant, accomplir quelque chose. 3. Performant, relatif aux performances.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of performatif
- performative feminine
- performatifs masculine plural
- performatives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce performatif?
- \pɛʁ.fɔʁ.ma.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is performatif in French?
performatif appears about once in every 8 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).